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Thursday, July 17, 2008

Not sure why they felt the need to change the logo, I'm pretty sure that feisty little company might just make it, but anyway. This Christian group called "The Resistance" has their knickers in a twist saying the mermaid is "topless with her legs spread". Um, have a mojito, 'The Resistance'.....it's just a drawing.

Anyhoo...it reminded me of this awesome craft we used to do as kids back when there was no Nintendo or Disney Channel. Or parental supervision.

LOL. That's funny. Here's one we did when I was younger here in LA.There's a fast food joint called In and Out Burger, and the give out bumper stickers. With a little sticker magic they come out to In and Out Urge.

HAHA!I love it!And you ask a really good question, why did starbuck's suddenly find the need to give themselves a new image? Maybe it was only to rile up "The Resistance". Maybe it's all one big conspiracy

I totally remember doing that with you! In fact once, fairly recently, for a brief moment I was tempted to teach my kids, but then I thought better of it. I guess I must be pretty hard up for craft ideas. Definitely not one for playdates!

I dunno, I think the new logo more accurately represents what you are letting them do to you when you pay $4 for a cup of coffee.

Also-- my roomates and I once got in trouble for rearranging the letters on a sign at the end of the hall to say something 'off-color'. We went to a Christian school and our RA was an elementary ed major, so our floor always looked like a third grade classroom, which we hated. As punishment, WE had to decorate the hall. Heh heh. Nothing as good as your butterbox, but it was very surreal (we covered all the recessed lighting with colored saran wrap and hung hundreds of origami birds from the ceiling) and people came from all over campus to see it. Methinks you'd have been an awesome addition to our team.

As for the Starbucks logo - look closely at the first one, The Resistance, it is the same mermaid, doing the same thing she always has been, she's just not as restricted by her neighboring circles anymore. It is a rendering, for crying out loud, not like they have nips or omg, a real model! Get a life

I don't think I ever noticed the old logo. I thought it was always the smaller one. Hmmm, I don't really do the Starbucks thing anyhow. I think their doing really well even without me, or a logo change.

ok 2nd...what the hell does a mermaid w/ a parasitic twin have to do w/ coffee?? what great marketers they have over there at Starbucks...although they do make millions a day- so who am i to judge? I'm a Dunkin Donuts girl myself...

Okay, that may be one of the funniest things EVER. (Or maybe it's just the two glasses of Chardonnay talking?) Either way, I cannot wait to show my husband this post. Because I know it will: make. his. DAY!

I can't do anything anymore without an audience. Do you think it would be inappropriate to do the butter craft with my 4 year old? You know, turn it into a family activity?

As for the SB logo- there must've been someone really pissed off that his rendition didn't get picked in the beginning, and now that SB is pretty solid, started a campaign to bring it back. And won. Aside from legs, I didn't know that mermaids had two fins!

I've never been much into crafts, but then I never knew that they could be so flippin' hilarious!The whole mermaid drawing thing is just bizarre to begin with. Whatever. Why do we need to have a drawing on the side of the coffee cup anyway?

Okay, first of all, you had way too much time on your hands as a kid...That is so hilarious!

I don't know what the whole starbucks thing is about either and the fundamental activists will always find something wrong with just about everything. Oh, well, I just miss the green on the cup - black and white is a bit boring.